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Women's empowerment in aquaculture: Two case studies from Bangladesh
Type: Report
Bangladesh is a global leader in inland fish production and has been ranked as the fifth largest producer of aquaculture food fish in the world. The fisheries sector, including aquaculture, provides employment to 17.8 ...
An overview of the involvement of women in fisheries activities in Oceania
Type: Conference Paper
In the Pacific Islands, an estimation of 70 to 80% of the catch from inshore fisheries is used for subsistence purposes. It is uncertain what percentage of that is taken by women, although a recent study in Samoa found ...
Feckless and reckless or forbearing and resourceful? Looking behind the stereotypes of HIV and AIDS in "fishing communities"
Type: Journal Article
Over the last decade evidence has emerged suggesting that in many countries fisherfolk, as an occupational group, are at greater risk to HIV and AIDS than the general adult population. This high vulnerability has been ...
Women and fish-for-sex: transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries
Type: Journal Article
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon ...
Climate-hotspots gender impact assessment in Zambia: Effects of Gender responsive interventions on gender equality, women's empowerment and Climate Adaptation in Zambia
Type: Presentation
The primary objective of this study is to understand how gender-responsive aquaculture
interventions enhance women's resilience in the face of climate change and facilitate women's
empowerment.
Gendered aquaculture value chain analysis and development: An analytical framework.
Type: Manual
Gendered aquaculture value chain analysis is a tool that supports the process of understanding the different realities that women, youths, minorities, small-scale actors and other disadvantaged groups face, not only in ...
Gender integrated research for development in Pacific coastal fisheries
Type: Brief
The project Strengthening and Scaling Communitybased Approaches to Pacific Coastal Fisheries in Management Support of the New Song (henceforth the Pathways project) aims to improve the wellbeing of Pacific coastal communities ...
Gender in Myanmar’s small-scale aquaculture sector
Type: Brief
WorldFish’s objective for Myanmar’s MYCulture program is to improve food and income security in the country’s Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone regions through the development of small-scale aquaculture To ensure maximum ...
SAIL NM Gender Integration Workshop Report
Type: Report
This two days gender workshop was aimed at assesing various components of Fish for Livelihoods (formerly SAIL) based on gender integration and with the gender lens. Gender transformative approaches and their implementation ...
Women's empowerment in aquaculture: Two case studies from Indonesia
Type: Report
Indonesia is one of the top ten aquaculture-producing countries globally. The sector makes a significant contribution to the country's development. Women are engaged in a range of aquaculture production and value chain ...